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The Devil by the Tail
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The Devil by the Tail

1969-02-07 · 90 min · ★ 6.1

Comedy

In this comedy, a run-down hotel drums up customers by sabotaging passing cars. The stuck motorists are then obliged to stay. Unfortunately, one of the sabotaged cars belongs to a bank robber. The hotel staff wants the robber out, but they also want to keep his ill-gotten money.

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Directors
Philippe de Broca
Production companies
Produzioni Associate Delphos, Fildebroc, Les Productions Artistes Associés
Countries
France, Italy
Status
Released

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Yves MontandYves MontandLe baron César Maricorne
Madeleine RenaudMadeleine RenaudLa marquise
Maria SchellMaria SchellLa comtesse Diane
Jean RochefortJean RochefortLe comte Georges
Jean-Pierre MarielleJean-Pierre MarielleJean-Jacques Leroy-Martin, le "play-boy"
Marthe KellerMarthe KellerAmélie, baronne de Coustines
Claude PiépluClaude PiépluMonsieur Patin
Xavier GélinXavier GélinCharly - le garagiste
Jacques BalutinJacques BalutinMax - le premier complice
Pierre TornadePierre TornadeSchwartz - le second complice
Tanya LopertTanya LopertCookie
Clotilde JoanoClotilde JoanoLa comtesse Jeanne, la cousine pianiste
Janine BerdinJanine BerdinMadame Passereau
Charles MalletLe commissaire
Eddy RoosMonsieur Passereau
Michèle MoyeninUne passante à la recherche du baron César
Philippe de BrocaPhilippe de BrocaUn passant suédois

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